Alienware 17 from 2014 - Restoring and Upgrading ( FULL - REMAKE )

[@Gamingasahobby95]

This was my first gaming laptop. I love this thing. Brought it with a 765m gpu and upgraded to a 980m down the line. It was a great system until I started getting random restarts and couldn't figure out how to fix.

[@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew]

These models are weird about problems, but not too hard to repair

[@Swoop.]

Same, however mine can’t work without being plugged in now. Think it’s a motherboard issue unfortunately

[@regresoderambo]

@@Swoop. BATTERY

[@Swoop.]

@@regresoderambo I tried a replacement battery didn’t work, computer won’t even boot with a full charge battery inside unless plugged in

[@anthonymurphy5850]

@@Swoop. my 2014 alienware 14 inch ? only work if I press the F1 key when booting up its the battery!!? not a big deal I dont think? for my machine only use it for dawn of wars and Age of Empire games ?

[@nowiqi]

Man really Love the Restoration and upgrades keepp it up

[@rushawncampbell7284]

You have the best laptop restoration videos on KZbin period. The dedication, hardwork, patience and passion in your work shows without a doubt and I never ever regret subscribing. Keep up the fine work, you are an inspiration to me. I like that final reveal btw!

[@wizzrobe3896]

I love this machine. I ran mine with a 4930mx and a 1070, both using aftermarket heatsinks to keep cool. This laptop is a great machine for those who want to start/learn how to modify laptops.

[@djaurlay9269]

Mate 1080m maybe fit?

[@doriguetto]

19:00 like a epic movie !!!! WOW ! Amazing !

[@sebastianblue8688]

I have an alienware 18 from 2013. Still use it everyday. Playing Path of the righteous today! Play For Honor every day. I think it's been on every day since I got it; that's thousands and thousands of days!! Still works flawlessly.

[@col.billkilgore4341]

Great job! The entire video content was great. This guy knows how to produce excellent content.

[@gothickah0]

So good you have to make it into 2 parts. You never cease to amaze

[@XJRULO]

We are now in 2024, though I have other Laptop and a Desktop (gaming one), I'm working right now on a AW 17 R2 (2015) a little different. I love this laptop, it was my first and basically unique gaming laptop (expensive for me in those years), I upgraded it to almost 8.5 TB since it has 4 ssd extra slots, and with the AW Graphics Amplifier (modded in one side of the case so it can fit) can run a 3080. Anyway, what you have done is a SUPERB job, so clean, so smooth, I mean, you tuned it up as a brand new one. Lot of RESPECT for your job!!! And the video edit at the end is like you were promoting AW restoring program (haha), really impresive. Congratulations!!!

[@jozsefizsak]

Beautiful work. I love these inspiring and interesting videos that you make.

[@AlexSeibz]

Your B roll on this is fantastic, seriously good job with this video buddy.

[@iqmalarif7018]

i've followed your video for a long time, really happy to see your progress and improves a lot. Keep up the good works on restoring old hardware.

[@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew]

Thank you bro :D

[@crashito_x]

Thanks for the online community of Alienware, back in 2015 there was almost no info on the machine, nowdays there are so much stuff that came out and fixes for the machine, it gives me hope to revive my alienware.

[@emili8927]

Haven't checked in in forever just bought this same model and as a long time subscriber I'll be using this wonderful video to help

[@salmansiddiq4521]

Great piece of work. Watching you restore old laptops is such a joy. Keep up the good work. By the way I still have my first laptop which is a Toshiba satellite M45 from 2005 with single core Pentium M still in all original condition. Still works great. Haven’t had a single problem except for the battery.

[@drbijubkp]

Just got this for my 11 yr old. Great video. Such a clean restoration. Love the attention to detail

[@ofingrey]

I can't describe his quality of content, it's very detailed and definitely not stingy on knowledge :D

[@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew]

Thank youu bro :D

[@ofingrey]

@@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew No problem man, you inspired many and more to come. You've just made a better future for a lot of people that was either worried they're gonna break their laptops if they open it, or just never know that dust will become carpet after a while. Much respect and love from Malaysia

[@ofingrey]

@@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew No problem man, you inspired many and more to come. You've just made a better future for a lot of people that was either worried they're gonna break their laptops if they open it, or just never know that dust will become carpet after a while. Much respect and love from Malaysia

[@shocknaw]

Absolute banger of a vid, nice work

[@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew]

Thank youuu bro :D

[@gts6733]

Incredible restoration as alway🔥

[@gordonfreeman320]

I really love the textured final paint layer you make on your restoration, it looks really cool.

[@TheCloudX]

This was wonderful to watch, amazing work!

[@mrdorkomatic]

Amazing work as always Andrew! This machine is a beast! I'm so glad to see it still rocking after all these years!

[@alannaland]

Hi Andrew I am also restoring my Alienware 17 from 2014. I had replaced the power cord, changed the operating system 4 times, and a few other things before I realized the hard drive was bad. A guy I was dating kindly replaced the hard drive, but snuck off with the SSD. LOL I finally got frustrated and bought a new SSD. I could not get the BIOS to recognize the switched boot order. I tried a few different ways. A friend told me to just remove the old hard drive and force the SSD to boot first which was a great idea because I had already mirrored my hard drive on the SSD so it was ready to go. Super stoked. As you know I'm running Windows 10 because there's some rather stupid reasons that she can't run 11. At some point I downloaded a bunch of drivers as well as the Alienware "Command Center." The customized lights on the machine look amazing. It was worth looking up the software. The machine stutters even on a brand new SSD. Do you know what I have overlooked? Thanks! *If anyone asks I'll tell the funny story of how I got it. :)

[@italk2alex]

Hi, did you try to replace your charger with an original one, same specs? If not you can try this.

[@theemu1524]

How did you get it?

[@Silverminken]

Got this latop at home, was thinking about restoring it after watching your videos. Now I have decided that it will be done!

[@adityaanand9683]

Bro 2 vids in 1 hour Amazed! I wait desperately for your vids Thank you For 2 vids today only

[@nietofarias]

A pleasure as always! It's very relaxing!

[@nabilharun6542]

man i love the new trailer looks after you finished restoring them 😍😍

[@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew]

Thank you bro :D

[@goshu7009]

DAAANG, this is beautiful. Your job is beatiful. Greetings from Bulgaria. I love to drink my coffee and observe how you work ; ) Its so relaxing :P

[@shwetabhgaming8224]

I love your restoration keep it up . One day you will have 1m subs

[@gamemillusion4722]

Your restoration video makes me feel very satisfied and very knowledgeable about how to disassemble electronic devices especially laptops

[@itisHooman]

Nice video as always andrew!🥰

[@leung63401]

Great work,the most deep clean and upgrade for a notebook ever made

[@TyTystick]

I bet that very cinematic lighting at the end took quite a while to set up haha. Your persistence and quality always impresses me

[@luisf.velasquezq]

That's awesome @Cat an Andrew this laptop is my favourite. Greetings from Bogotá, Colombia. Good job

[@parthmadhwani4759]

The B rolls INSANE!!! Just 2 questions in my mind 1. What do you do after restoration do you sell it? 2. What all parameters to check before buying a used laptop according to you.

[@NishantKumar-cr6fb]

Beast looks great 😈😈. That water drop paints looks awesome

[@VAULXMUSIC]

yo that cinematic after final changes is awesome

[@saeeshsangodkar8873]

The best in business. Love your videos ❤️

[@serjsorrow9241]

Love that i repairing all kind of things

[@BuzzerBeater11]

awesome cinematography shout out from the philippines

[@tigeroats913]

It's always a joy watching ur videos Andrew, keep up the great work

[@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew]

Thank youu bro :D

[@tigeroats913]

@@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew keep up the great work man

[@kurniasandy4863]

what an epic result andrew !

[@bruhno1302]

i have one of these and I love it, i put lots of money to it and upgraded everything, got a i7 4940mx, gtx 980m and 32gb ram and i love it, nice video btw.

[@jedg4746]

Can u play all the latest games with these specs? Thx

[@bruhno1302]

@@jedg4746 basically almost all, there's some that it cant run but it's very few

[@mrcontrive5641]

You are always best on KZbin great work sir.

[@kimchi_b]

An awesome video. I really want to restore my 2013 UK model with much lower specs (765m, fewer gigs of RAM). It gave me a lot of unexpected problems down the years but is my favourite laptop ever. It has a 'permanent battery failure' message now (that I expected as the battery/charging was playing up for years) and it also just turns off when connected to the mains after 2-3 hours. So I would guess there might also be a motherboard issue (?). I turned it on yesterday and before it shut down after a few hours (after Startup Repair had finished) the BIOS diagnostics said there was an excessive heat issue. I have no doubt the insides need a HUGE clean, and likely a repair to the thermal paste/heat sinks. I don't know whether to start trying to take it apart and fix it all up with a new battery and other parts (I am only a beginner!), or recover all the data from the very old HDD by removing it (there is a lot of priceless family photos etc on there). It's a Windows 7 machine (and I have the discs), which I love, but swapping out the HDD for an SDD means a new install of the OS along with everything else :/

[@patrik_x86]

I had this exact model a few years back - Unfortunately got rid of it due to performance issues but I think nowadays I could've fixed them with a bit of care and restoration

[@Trusteft]

17:37 did you replace the thermal pads with new ones or kept the old ones? If you used news ones, as there are more than a couple of different thickness pads available in the market, how do you know which ones to use?

[@adil-blue-blood7626]

Long Time no see my friend salutations from Morocco 🇲🇦🇲🇦

[@zefanja_music]

⚡power of creativity⚡

[@ibrahimeditz4692]

YOU KNOW WHAT?.... YOU ARE THE BEST!

[@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew]

Thank youu bro :D

[@GameOnWithAE]

Thanks alot Andrew for your videos. ✊️

[@michaelthompson9798]

I would love to see a 2nd monthly upload, obviously time/work/home etc permitting of course 🥰🥰🥰🥳👍🎉🤩😇 Loving your restorations and upgrades etc 🥳🎉👍

[@anthonymurphy5850]

just beautiful 😍 I told you before my favorite model line ?. now you make me want the 2014 alienware 18 from Ebay now!!?....YOU ARE SO VERY SKILLED ? SO MOTIVATING?

[@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew]

18 are better, and still pretty expensive, I'm searching for one to restore but still nobody want to sell it, even in bad condition

[@abbysnow]

Hi Andrew i love your videos…they are so satisfying and relaxing… you do as if no pressure at all and love your calm voice with some funny comments…. Just curious which country are you from?

[@spacecy]

Great video Andrew!

[@thankfulbeast]

"So, what are we going to do?" "Simply, we gonna do nothing here" that laptop is happy again. nice one!

[@mitchelldrake7113]

I still have this laptop (it’s my first too) and I added some ram and storage. I still use this for gaming. I just plug it into a monitor and a keyboard & mouse and it works great.

[@sparshsaxena1608]

Best content for geeks like us 👌👌

[@jameskennedy9025]

Awesome restoration video

[@iranouspolaris2035]

Great job a great Machine will be a collector item.

[@mijalko92nis]

them that edit was epic at the end

[@00nervy]

these videos are just so good and relaxing

[@federicominali7531]

really awesome 🤩

[@themeotwo]

Eu tenho esse alienware 17 R1, não sabia que dava pra fazer tudo isso 😂 estou feliz em ter encontrado o seu vídeo já me inscrevi, cara eu só tenho medo de acabar quebrando ele ao tentar fazer, mas o seu vídeo é maravilhoso obrigado amigo.

[@alessio081]

Another great video! Well done!

[@Ostake]

The lastest takes was something pretty awesome. Lmao. Great job as always!

[@ekuthenoobster]

awesome work as always.. i watch your videos to learn.. i went back to school and the new laptops cost so much.. so better tu buy a broken ore used cheap one... keep it going.. and thank you

[@BUGJUN3]

Love watching these videos !!

[@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew]

Thank youu bro :D

[@gerigeri5976]

Really good work! 👏

[@focuse24]

Another amazing work on modification of laptop😍👍> Will you sell this laptop?? are you keeping all the laptops that you modify it ?

[@danielward5744]

Very impressive! Thank you.

[@yasserboudahdir6866]

7:50 it's not a problem because your not using that gpu the pc uses the intel hd graphics when on dextop just to save some battery,once you enter a game the laptop is more likely to crash

[@jonvincentmusic]

If there’s some components burned out on the gpu then some part of it can’t be working correctly. They don’t fit redundant components. Nice resto.

[@lonewolfszn8312]

have a great day

[@linearrive]

Amazing, saludos 🖖 from argentina 🇦🇷

[@thebeardedhomestead]

Just watched this on my Alienware 18. Main laptop since new aug, 2013.

[@luigida3132]

I still use this model. I have one with 3D emitter and nvidia glasses and is great for gaming or see movies in 3D

[@panda_dva2261]

I got the same laptop i got back when it first came out. Was my very first gaming laptop too. I have a nice pc build, but sadly until i get my own apt i dont have space for it so im going back to my good ole alienware. Its still in perfect condition but i have the money to make it alot better so im trying to upgrade it. I got excited when i saw the same exact screwdriver i have haha. Great video!

[@MCSDorneles]

Dell marketing division needs some classes from this man.

[@youtubiefun]

awesome paint job

[@evyzulkifli9832]

always love what you did

[@snowballs159]

Amazing work, u inspired me to do same thing i have low end laptop that i am not using i am going to paint it and instal chrome os flex on it, can u please make in depth tutorial on how to paint plastic becouse your paint looks better that factory. Great job realy

[@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew]

Thank youu bro :D, soon I will do more about painting, like dedicated video just about that

[@snowballs159]

@@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew Cant wait :D

[@DJMAJAY]

amazing video 🙏

[@liqm88]

This is freaking gorgeous!

[@sarepdoltheusualguy5681]

hi andrew , just wondering did you not take any video sponsorship ? never see any ads in your videos , i mean the sponsorship one . Btw as always love your videos , keep up the good work

[@martingiavedoni8837]

Espectacular me gusta mucho ese trabajo de restauración.

[@godzinilla]

Hello. About the drops painting - is this some tehnique of painting or jus the specific paint/spray?

[@mdratulhasan579]

Good work broo

[@gabyalex999]

Another perfect restoration 👍 KUTGW Man 😉

[@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew]

Thank youu bro :D

[@domenvalentinuzzi]

Good job i really like your videos ;)

[@nippur0852]

Perfecto tu restauración!!!😮

[@TruenoG777]

Beautiful colors OMG!!

[@masx4813]

Nice cinematic 👌

[@Crashoverride1234]

Love this video! Do you have any tips on how to keep the rubber from getting sticky? Mines in great condition and I want to keep it that way.

[@Helifax19]

[@tuna64]

What kind of liquid are you using for screen cleaning ? İn general I'm using some glasses cleaning liquid and they aren't clean perfectly.

[@ZFX94]

Nicely done 💪

[@eduardoflorianobando4915]

Alienware 15 R1 gtx 970m for the win!!!

[@markdeguzman7064]

Hello sir. Thanks for this video. Can i ask what kind of fan should i replace if i dont find the original one installed in this laptop? Does fan had voltage too that laptop required too? Thanks a lot, I'm from the philippines.

[@razor-reaper]

I own 4 classic alienware laptops from 2012 to 2015 and they all still work.... I am waiting to get enough time to start working on the next big modding project I ever done where I will try to replace the MXM GPUs and other parts considering the high modularity.... though I still haven't found a way to upgrade the CPUs beyond Haswell ... though some friends from Germany told me that there are companies in Taiwan and also shengzen that do custom PCBs and adapters for those newer gpus